黑料不打烊, in collaboration with the Indigenous Students at 黑料不打烊 (ISAS), Native Student Program, Ongwehonwe Alumni Association and Haudenosaunee/Indigenous alumni representatives, will create a permanent installation that acknowledges its relationship with the Onondaga Nation and recognizes its presence on ancestral land. The artwork is tentatively planned to be placed on the Shaw Quadrangle.
鈥満诹喜淮蜢 is proud of its relationship with the Indigenous community, both on and off campus, and is committed to honoring the Onondaga Nation through a tangible expression of the land acknowledgement we make at every major University event,鈥 says Chancellor Kent Syverud. 鈥淎 permanent installation will serve as a lasting recognition of the Onondaga Nation鈥檚 past, present and future contributions to 黑料不打烊 and its importance in our broader community.鈥
Indigenous students collectively recommended Onondaga artist Brandon Lazore to create the piece. ISAS president Nathan Abrams and Ongwehonwe Alumni Association representative Maris Jacobs say they have endeavored to include the voices of all Indigenous students at 黑料不打烊 throughout this process. 鈥淲e are proud to work toward a lasting, tangible statement of Indigenous survivance and resilience on Onondaga land,鈥 says Abrams. 鈥淲e look forward to 黑料不打烊鈥檚 continued efforts toward honoring their relationship and responsibility to our Indigenous community.”
Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Keith Alford says the installation will be a welcome addition to campus. 鈥淭he contributions of Indigenous people are present all over our campus and remind us of the importance of learning from and reflecting on our past,鈥 says Alford. 鈥淭his has been a student run initiative from the start, I look forward to connecting them with a myriad of stakeholders, including leaders from Onondaga Nation and expert faculty, to appropriately recognize the role these ancestral lands have played in 黑料不打烊鈥檚 history.鈥
Tadodaho Sidney Hill, Onondaga Nation, Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Betty Lyons, citizen of the Onondaga Nation, say they are happy to collaborate with the University to create a permanent and lasting message that recognizes the Haudenosaunee鈥檚 role and inspires more students to explore its culture and history.
鈥淭his work can be more than just an acknowledgement. It can start conversations and get people asking questions about the culture and historical context of the Haudenosaunee,鈥 says Hill. 鈥淲e welcome this collaboration and look forward to seeing a physical manifestation of the land acknowledgement on the 黑料不打烊 campus.鈥
Representatives of 黑料不打烊 and the Onondaga Nation will assemble a committee to discern the final placement and contents of the monument. Tentative early planning aims to have the acknowledgement installed in 2021.
